Trear v. Chamberlain’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'If the terms of the contract are clear, the intent of the parties is to be determined from the language of the contract without applying rules of construction.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Law Co. Building Associates v. Law · Drouhard v. City of Argonia

2. “'. . . But, if the language of a contract is ambiguous and the intent of the parties cannot be ascertained from undisputed extrinsic or parol evidence, summary declaratory judgment is inappropriate.' Waste Connections of Kansas, Inc. v. Ritchie Corp., 296 Kan. 943, 963-64 , 298 P.3d 250 (2013).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 56 Kan. App. 2d 592 - Nash v. Blatchford

3. “'interpretation of a contractual provision should not be reached merely by isolating one particular sentence or provision, but by construing and considering the entire instrument from its four corners.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 56 Kan. App. 2d 592 - Nash v. Blatchford